Stock-car cooler



Sept. 7,1926. 1,599,322

I T. FLYNN STOCK CAR COOLER Filed August 20, 1925 2 Speets-Shee. 1 .0 I1::=Cl

Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

"THOMAS rLYnn, or DULBUQUE; IOWA.

- 'sroox onn COOLER.

Application filed hugust'20, 1925;:v swarm. 51,447;

The invention is a new and improvedice rackrelated in'anovel manner witha-stock car, sa d rack being formed from; two walls which when notin use, may be swung down: wardly and fastened atthe-sides; of the car.

so; that they will be entirely out of the way when the car is to be used for shipping comparatively large stock, such ascattle or horses,the rack when in use being spaced sufnic-iently v abovethecar floor to enable the haulingof small stock, such ashogs or sheep.

Preferably, one of the ice racks is located in one end portion of the car and another injthe opposite end portion, so that they may readily be filled with ice by carrying such ice through the-ordinary door of-the car.

Moreover, whentwo of the racks are used,

located in-this manner, the carmay bepartitioned if desired-the rack in one end used and the, walls of the rack in the other end swunng downwardly permitting the hauling of cattle or horses.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel construction and arrangement of parts which will carry out the desired ends in an effective manner, the preferred construction and relation of parts being shown in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a top plan view partly broken away showing a portion of a stock car equipped with the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation partly broken away. v

Figure 3 is a diagram disclosing the preferred positioning'of the two racks within the'car at opposite sides of the usual door.v

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view as indicated by line 4-4: of Fig. 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating the manner inwhich the walls of the ice rack may be secured in lowered position when use of the racks is not required.

C in the accompanying drawings, designates a well known type of stock car whose longitudinal sides are of slatted form, the spaced slats of said sides, being indicated'at S. In each of these sides, there is the usual door D, and in the preferred embodiment of my invention, I place one of the improved racks R in each endportion of the car, as diagrammatically shown in Fig. 3. The

inner ends of the racks are spaced sufli'ciently V apart, to permit ice carried through. one or the other of the doors D to be readily placed andthat end devoted to hauling small stock,

in. said racks; As the constructions of both racksare-the same, only one 'Wlll beaderihed ind a l: I

The numeralsti designate two-openwork walls whichare hingedly' suspended at 7, S0

that they may either hang vertically asm show-min; dottediines in Fig. 4: and in full;

lines-in Fig 5, or may swingeinwardly into:

converging relaton with each other to form an icerack, asshow-n' in. Figs. 1, 2 and 4:, in full lines. When inwardly swungin this manner, any desired mea ns,;such as the hooks. 8 and eyes 9,, may be used toconnectthe opposed walls, and they are then spaced sufii ciently from the floor "of the-car to givefaniple room-for hauling hogs or-othensmall stock, and the Water dripping fromthe melting'iceheld by-the-rack keeps the-animalscool during shipment.

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tion I and includes a plnralitv of IOTlglilltllllfll; slats 10 suitably secured to transverse slats 11, the hinges 7 being preferably connected with the latter. The longitudinal-slats are sospaced and are of such width as to be readily received bet-ween the slats S of the car sides, when the walls 6 are swung downwardly as diclosed in dotted lines in Fig. 4 and in full lines in Fig. 5. Thus, the Walls will occupy practically no space when their use is not required. For holding the walls in these vertical positions, I preferably provide certain of their slats with guides 12 for alinement with other guides 13 on certain of the slats S, the alined guides being disposed to receive bolts 14 at the exterior of the car sides. These bolts are of course removably, engaged with the guides 12 and 13 and to preventloss of them, I prefer to provide carrying chains or the like 15 which connect the bolts with the sides of the car.

It will be seen from the foregoing that a novel construction and arrangement of rackshas been provided that the ice may be readily supplied to these racks through the ordinary doors of the car; that the racks may occupy the positions at'which they are entirely out of the Way when their use is not necessary; that they may readily be conditioned for use when desired that they permit one end of the car to be used for hauling small stock and the other end for large stock, or the entire car for hauling either large or small stock; and that the construction and arrangement is generally desirable and efiicient.

On account of the advantages existing for the general construction shown, it is preferably followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed, modifications may of course be made. i

I claim:

1. In a stock car icer; a pair of openwork walls hingedly suspended at the sides of the car and capable of hanging vertically or moving inwardly into converging relation to form a V-shaped ice rack, releasable means for connecting said walls with each other when swung inwardly to form said V- shaped rack, and releasable means for connecting said walls with the sides of the car car, the walls of each pair being capable of hanging vertically or swinginginwardly into converging relation with each other to form an ice rack, releasable means for hold ing the walls in rack-forming position, and releasable means for connecting said walls to the sides of the car when hanging vertically, the walls of one pair being longitudinally spaced from those of the other pair opposite the aforesaid door, permitting carrying of ice through such door and'easy placing of such ice in the racks.

3. In an icer for a stool: car whose sides are provided with vertically spaced longitudinal slats; a pair of slatted walls hingedly suspended at the car sides and having longitudinal slats for reception between the car side slats when said walls are vertically positioned, and means for connecting said walls with each other when swung inwardly into converging relation, thereby providing an ice rack.

4. In an icer for a stock car whose sides are provided with vertically spaced longitudinal slats; a pair of slatted walls hingedly suspended at the car sides and having longitudinal slats for reception between the car side slats when said walls are vertically positioned, guides on the outer sides of the car side slats and the wall slats, removable bolts insertible through said guides to hold the walls in idle vertical positions, and means for connecting said walls with each other when swung inwardly into converging relation, thereby providing an ice rack.

7 in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

THOMAS FLYNN. 

